Summary: What if Hermione had not managed to escape that night at Godric's Hollow? And what if Voldemort had imprisoned her at Malfoy Manor? Once inside the Manor, both Hermione and Lucius find that temptation has become one of their greatest weaknesses.

Summary: She had changed, long gone was the beloved know-it-all bookworm. T'was nothing more than a memory of what she once was. Her life consumed by darkness, yet ironically she fought for the light. Severus was her saviour, and she was his salvation. Disregard HBP & DH